RISE: McCain speaks out; US warns on North Korea, Celtics take top pick

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May 17, 2017 at 6:00 AM

Sen. John McCain says the latest revelations out of the Trump White House are "at a point where it's of Watergate size and scale."

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McCain compares Trump crises to Watergate

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says the latest revelations out of the Trump White House are "at a point where it's of Watergate size and scale."

The Arizona Republican says, "We've seen this movie before." He spoke Tuesday night at a dinner where he was receiving the International Republican Institute's Freedom Award.

"The shoes continue to drop, and every couple days there's a new aspect," McCain said in comments reported by the Daily Beast.

McCain says Trump needs to "get it all out ... and the longer you delay, the longer it's going to last."

McCain, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, also calls it "unacceptable" for Trump to invite Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov into the Oval Office last week, calling him a "stooge." Trump disclosed classified information in that meeting.

New Orleans: Removal of 3rd Confederate-era monument begins

NEW ORLEANS — Piece by piece, New Orleans' landscape is changing as city workers take down massive works of bronze and stone that once seemed immoveable in a region where some still cling to a Confederate legacy.

The city announced late Tuesday that it had begun the process of removing a statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard — the third of four monuments city officials plan to take down across the city. The news release came as police cordoned off the site and what appeared to be a large crane was moved into position.

"Today we take another step in defining our City not by our past but by our bright future," said Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a news release. "While we must honor our history, we will not allow the Confederacy to be put on a pedestal in the heart of New Orleans."

US envoy: North Korea is intimidating the entire world

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn't implement U.N. sanctions is supporting Pyongyang's actions.

"No one is immune to the threat of North Korea," she told reporters before emergency closed-door consultations by the U.N. Security Council on the North's weekend ballistic missile launch, which experts said demonstrated a significant technological jump with the rocket flying higher and for a longer period of time.

"We're not going to continue to just say go ahead and test as often as you want," Haley said, flanked by the South Korean and Japanese ambassadors.

Haley said the U.S. and China have been working on "a unified plan" on how to approach North Korea that would include stronger implementation of existing sanctions and tougher new sanctions.

Fox News' Guilfoyle up for White House press secretary job

NEW YORK — Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is in conversations with the Trump administration about replacing Sean Spicer as White House press secretary.

The former first lady of San Francisco told the Mercury News in San Jose, California, on Monday that taking that job or having another press role in the White House has been "raised by a number of people" in the Trump administration.

"I'm a patriot, and it would be an honor to serve the country," Guilfoyle said. "I think it'd be a fascinating job. It's a challenging job, and you need someone really determined and focused, a great communicator in there with deep knowledge to be able to handle that position."

Celtics win NBA draft lottery, Lakers at No. 2 keep pick

NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics have won the NBA draft lottery, capitalizing on a trade they made with the Brooklyn Nets four years ago.

The Los Angeles Lakers were other big winners, moving up one spot to second to hold onto their pick. They would have had to trade it to Philadelphia if it fell outside the top three.

The 76ers will pick third, while Phoenix fell two spots and is fourth.

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